Advice. Addressing selection criteria for job application?

[Cass72]

No-no-no!!! Never start off with a negative you have so much experience to offer.... turn it into a positive instead and pick out the bits you do have, which is:

I am a registered nurse and midwife and have consistently worked in that area since 2004. As such, I have an in-depth knowledge of the Family Partnership Model which provides assistance to the family health nurse to guide and support families within the community.

The family health nurse works in partnership with families to provide family-centred care and builds on the strengths within the family promoting parenting confidence. This in turn builds on what the family does rather than having an authoritarian approach. From first hand experience I have witnessed the vulnerability of families where early intervention is necessary to provide them with services to improve the health outcomes for both the parent and child.

I am willing to complete the necessary relevant training needed if I were the successful applicant. The graduate certificate in child and family health nursing is something which I have an interest in and believe that it would add to the valuable experience I have gained as a registuered nurse and midwife.

.... anyway, just some thoughts!

I googled the Family Partnerhships Model and found this on the royal children's hospital melbourne site...

The Family Partnerships Model was developed by Professor Hilton Davis and colleagues from the Centre for Parent and Child Support U.K. and has been used to illustrate good practice in a number of national reports in the U.K. and abroad (e.g. Audit Commission, Mental Health Foundation and Sure Start). In the UK it is also known as the Parent Adviser Model.

So I clicked some more and found this... which may be useful.